Practice Questions and H.W.

The homework for tonight is to finish the day's classwork: Reading pages 566-571 in the textbook and completing the Identification on p. 571. On Thursday there is a quiz on the Road to the Civil War. In addition to organizing your binder, I want you to work on these practice questions to get ready.

Which of the following was from a slave state?

A. Charles Sumner B. Stephen Douglas

C. John C. Calhoun D. Daniel Webster

Which of the following territories was open to slavery under popular sovereignty?

A. Louisiana B. New Mexico

C. Missouri D. Kentucky

Who sponsored the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

A. William Seward B. John C. Calhoun

C. Henry Clay D. Stephen Douglas

Which of the following was a vocal opponent to slavery?

A. William Seward B. John C. Calhoun

C. Preston Brooks D. Henry Clay

Who was the author/sponsor of the Missouri Compromise?

A. Charles Sumner B. Henry Clay

C. Daniel Webster D. John C. Calhoun

Define Popular Sovereignty:

Explain why some people living in Northern States states saw John Brown as a hero. How did people in the South respond to this praise?

What were three questions that the Supreme Court was trying to answer in the Dred Scott Case? What was the Court's Rulings?